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A multi-faceted film based on Raymond Jean's novel "La Lectrice". Constance (Miou-Miou) reads the novel aloud in bed to her lover. Inspired by the story of Marie, a woman who advertises her services as a reader of literature, Constance decides to do the same. Here the film takes on a kaleidoscopic effect as the lives of Constance and Marie become merged, making it hard to distinguish what is real and what is fantasy. This structure is further complicated when the lives of Constance's clients become tangled with the stories she reads. The film is interspersed with readings from well known literary sources as diverse as, amongst others, Baudelaire, Duras, Tolstoy, Lewis Carroll and de Sade's "120 days..."
Cast and crew
- Director
- Michel Deville
- Starring
- Miou-Miou, Christian Ruché, Sylvie Laporte
Details
- Release date
- Oct 1, 1989
- Language
- French
- Country
- France
- Box office
- $699,397
- Awards
- 4 wins & 8 nominations
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